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Jul 4, 1997 · Nagiko's father was a calligrapher, and when she was a little girl he would write his birthday greetings on her face. Her mother would read aloud from a 1,000-year-old manuscript, (italics) The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon, (unital) which dealt among other things with the arts of love. Because children invest their birthdays with enormous importance, it's no wonder that when Nagiko grows up she ...
The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon. The Pillow Book, written about 1002, is a collection of impressions of court life by the court lady Sei Shōnagon.A contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, who wrote The Tale of Genji, Sei Shōnagon reflects the same concern with style and taste typical of the period.
The Book of the Innocent: Martin Tukker ... The Book of the Idiot: Wu Wei ... The Book of Old Age: Tom Kane ... The Book of the Exhibitionist: Kheim Lam ... The Book of the Seducer: Daishi Hori ... The Book of Youth: Kinya Tsuruyama ... The Book of Secrets: Eiichi Tanaka ... The Book of the Betrayer: Rick Waney ... The Book of Silence: Masaru ...
Apr 15, 1991 · The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the eleventh century. Written by a lady of the court at the height of Heian culture, this book enthralls with its lively gossip, witty observations, and subtle impressions.
Feb 24, 2020 · "The Pillow Book" takes a fascinating, and revealing, look at culture, art, and of course literature, and how they interplay with our more primal, instinctual urges; and ultimately what all of it says about being human and our struggle for meaning as well as happiness. A "must-have" for any serious film aficionado/collector!
Nagiko loves the idea, and writes Book 1: The Book of The Agenda, in intricate characters of black, red, and gold, on Jerome, keeping her identity anonymous. The plan is a success: Jerome sees the publisher and exhibits the book on his nude body, and the impressed publisher has his scriveners copy down the text.
May 8, 2015 · Beautiful to behold and impossible to forget, THE PILLOW BOOK is auteur Peter Greenaway's erotically-charged drama about love, death, revenge and the indelib...
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